Chapter 164: The Net
"There are not many officers and soldiers, kill the past, kill the past!
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Gao Yingxiang clenched the spear in his hand and pointed angrily.
He saw the second round of artillery attacks by the officers and soldiers, and also saw the fall of Ma Yu's flag, but he still did not restrain the advancing war horse.
However, He Guoguang's banner was still not far ahead, but a few hundred paces away, they were temporarily isolated in another area by the cavalry of officers and soldiers.
Gao Yingxiang's heart kept sinking downward, and he knew that the plan to break out of the Ming army's encirclement network was already impossible.
Now that the situation of the war is completely biased in favor of the officers and soldiers, the only thing he can do now is to protect as many soldiers as possible.
can't save Ma Yu, at least save He Guoguang.
After the sudden panic, Gao Yingxiang had regained his composure.
Everything on the battlefield was seen by Gao Yingxiang, and although the situation was chaotic, the encirclement network of officers and soldiers had only just been formed.
The officers and cavalry who appeared on the entire battlefield were only about 2,000 people, and most of them were infantry.
And the cavalry that attacked Ma Yu and He Guoguang was actually only more than 1,000.
If it had not been for the suddenness of the incident, but for the dignified battle, the situation would never have deteriorated to this point.
"Woo——————"
The high sound of the horn sounded suddenly, and even overwhelmed the rumbling war drums of the officers and soldiers on the battlefield for a moment.
Gao Yingxiang was in a white robe and gold armor, holding a spear and prancing in front of him, and the purple Daxu was constantly drumming and hunting in the headwind.
"Kill!"
Thousands of intruders followed closely behind them in armor and blades in hand, roaring forward.
Even if they were ambushed, even if they were bombarded, when the horn sounded, they still chose to follow the Daxu that had been guiding them forward and fearlessly launched a charge.
Although Sun Chuanting had already issued a military order to send the Chinese army guerrilla Li Yingke to support the general Li Yuchun, Gao Yingxiang's speed was a little faster, and his decision was more decisive.
Gao Yingxiang divided his soldiers and horses into two teams, one team led by himself to rush to aid He Guoguang, while the other team turned to intercept Li Yingke.
The supervising cavalry led by Li Yingke was entangled by the separated elite cavalry of the intruding army, and could not gallop to the cavalry under the command of Li Yuchun.
And He Guoguang, who was already desperate in his heart and was ready to give up resistance, and a group of soldiers under his command, heard the sudden sound of the horn and saw the purple Daxu belonging to Gao Yingxiang, and their hearts also rekindled hope.
The hope of survival was in front of them, and they also launched an attack on the troops led by Li Yuchun as if they were crazy.
Under the sandwich between the two, Li Yuchun could not contain the collapse of the cavalry under his command, so he could only choose to get out of the way, otherwise he was afraid that the whole army would collapse.
"Dismount and fire your arrows!"
Li Yuchun was covered in blood, his face was gloomy, and after returning to Gaopo, he immediately restrained his war horse and issued a new military order.
"If you want to escape back, why do you have to leave something behind!"
Under the high slope, He Guoguang and Gao Yingxiang have successfully met, and they are turning their horses' heads and retreating towards Yukou.
Li Yuchun spat on the ground, and he glanced at the official road in the northeast, where the infantry of the brigade had already completed the encirclement.
The remaining intruding horsemen and elite horsemen scurried back and forth like headless flies, driven by the military formation, but they could not escape.
The sound of the cavalry horn sounded, and all the cavalry dismounted one after another, occupying the high slope and missing arrows on the official road.
At this point in the fierce battle, the follow-up foot soldiers have also arrived, and the cavalry dismounted and released arrows together with the foot archers, and for a time the arrows were lost like locusts, and the sound of the three-eyed guns was mixed with the explosion.
On the official road, a group of cavalry retreating towards Heishuiyu were on their backs again.
"Get on your horse and rush him again!"
Li Yuchun re-mounted his war horse and led his family members to charge down the hillside again.
The ambush was repulsed instead, which was simply a shame, and he was also ruthless at this moment.
If He Guoguang and Gao Yingxiang can't be left, then all the elite cavalry troops behind them who want to escape into Yukou together will be left!
Li Yuchun launched a charge this time to make another contribution, He Guoguang had just walked not far on his front foot, and the team that followed him was directly cut off by Li Yuchun, at least nearly half of the elite cavalry were intercepted on the other side.
Everything that happened behind him was seen by He Guoguang, his face was red, and his heart was dripping blood, but he knew that it was impossible for him to turn back at this time.
During the fighting, the artillery bombardment of the officers and soldiers did not stop, but took turns to attack, plowing blood marks in the chaotic army.
The two teams of elite cavalry sent by Gao Yingxiang to attack the artillery position had no way to get close to the artillery position, and the officers and men set up heavy defenses in the artillery position.
Gao Yingxiang and He Guoguang did not stay, and led the soldiers to evacuate all the way to the direction of this pass.
The horn of the withdrawal of troops also sounded under Gao Yingxiang's instructions, and the two teams of elite cavalry that had attacked the artillery position also turned back.
And the intruders who were still rational outside the valley heard the sound of the horn at this time, and they also subconsciously swarmed towards the valley.
It's just that so many soldiers and horses are mixed together, and it has undoubtedly become the best target for artillery.
The Ming gunners on the top of the hill have already been completely defeated, and they have never moved so fast as today.
The interval between the cannons became shorter and shorter, and they quickly reloaded their guns.
When firing the cannon, you don't even need to aim too carefully, you only need to point the muzzle of the cannon in the direction of the crowd at the mouth of the valley and you will definitely be able to hit.
In just a few moments, the entire Yukou has become a purgatory on earth.
More than 20 cannons completely broke through the psychological defense line of the elite cavalry of the intruding army, and the continuous shelling broke all their illusions.
The large intrusive army crowded at the pass was completely collapsed, and no one dared to go to the direction of the pass, and they fled aimlessly in all directions.
However, they had no place to flee, because Sun Chuanting had already commanded his army to come around at this time.
He Guoguang stood in the valley and looked in the direction of the outside of the valley, his face was blue and white.
After looking around at the soldiers around him, his face turned red, and he suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood, and just like that, he fell straight from his horse.
The loss of troops and the defeat of the generals, encountered a sudden change, He Guoguang was so angry that he fainted.
In an instant, the people around were chaotic again.
Although most of the soldiers who did not leave the valley did not know what was going on at first, they knew in their hearts that it was definitely not a good thing.
When they saw Gao Yingxiang returning to Yunai with a group of unkempt and embarrassed soldiers.
The intruding soldiers in the valley were all in an uncontrollable commotion.
"Why are the officers and soldiers outside the valley?!"
"The officers and soldiers blocked the pass, so where are we going?"
"It's over...... It's over......"
Although the military academy tried its best to suppress it, Gao Yingxiang also sent people to pacify the army as soon as possible, but all the slaves had little effect.
Except for the elite horsemen who were not in a commotion, those horse troops had already begun to panic.
"Blow the trumpet, give the order, and withdraw to the Xianyou Temple first!"
Gao Yingxiang took one last look at the purgatory-like battlefield outside Yuwai, and resolutely issued a military order to withdraw to Xianyou Temple.
At this time, we can't let everything continue to ferment, otherwise they will collapse first without the officers and soldiers killing the generals.
The best way to do this is to use a military order, with the help of the prestige of the past, to temporarily give these soldiers under his command a short-term goal, so as to overwhelm other disorganized thoughts.
Although the camp of Xianyou Temple is simple, it can provide people with a certain sense of security and stabilize the morale of the army first.
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Sun Chuanting stood on the high slope and stared coldly at the battlefield below the mountain.
To tell the truth, Gao Yingxiang dared to take the risk and personally lead the troops to rescue He Guoguang and Ma Yu.
And it was so decisive, this move was completely unexpected by Sun Chuanting.
But Gao Yingxiang led the troops to successfully save He Guoguang and retreated to Yukou, all of which did not make Sun Chuanting's mood fluctuate much.
"The Heishui Yukou has been blocked, and all departments of our army are working hard to eliminate the thieves and remnants."
Li Yingke clasped his hands into fists, stood respectfully behind Sun Chuanting, and reported the situation on the battlefield to Sun Chuanting.
"Most of the thieves have surrendered, and only a few are still resisting, and it is expected that all the thieves outside the valley can be cleaned up in half an hour."
Sun Chuanting's eyes moved slightly, there were only a few cavalry in the encirclement network who were still struggling, the war in many places had ended, and many ownerless horses were standing and running on the battlefield.
A large number of thieves who had surrendered were put under centralized custody and escorted towards the camp where the captives were captured.
"Several small roads out of the valley have sent additional people to seal the rope."
A pass of the valley, and then a few small roads are sealed, and the entire Heishui Valley has become a place of thousands of mountains and valleys.
Gao Yingxiang traveled lightly to Xi'an this time, and he must not have brought much food.
Now they don't have to attack at all, they only need to hold the pass, and they can trap Gao Yingxiang in the Heishui Valley.
And most importantly, now Gao Yingxiang has a tail behind him......
Sun Chuanting raised his head again and looked at the inside of Heishui Valley.
Gao Yingxiang still went out of Heishuiyu according to the plan, which already proves that Gao Yingxiang was unaware of all this, and the troops led by Chen Wang were not discovered by Gao Yingxiang.
Gao Yingxiang has been kept in the dark now, unaware that the real threat is actually lurking behind him.
Sun Chuanting stared at the mountains in Heishuiyu, although he didn't know where Chen Wang was hiding now, and when he would send troops.
But one thing is for sure, Chen Wang will definitely appear at the most critical moment and give Gao Yingxiang the most fatal blow.
Chen Wang's letter from the Meridian Dao had already made Sun Chuanting firmly remember it.
was bold and careful, and because he observed most of the army passing by outside the city, he judged that Gao Yingxiang definitely did not leave, and even guessed that he might go north to Xi'an from the Meridian Valley.
In the end, he dared to lead only 1,800 cavalry, and followed behind tens of thousands of intruders.
Sun Chuanting retracted his gaze, calmed down, and asked suddenly.
"How's the situation in Yunai?"
Hearing Sun Chuanting's question, Li Yingke didn't dare to slack off, hung his head, and immediately reported.
"The night is not returned, and the thieves in the valley are retreating south in the direction of Xianyou Temple."
"General Li Shen led the troops into Heishui Yu, and according to the original plan of the military gate, they were temporarily on the hill next to the Yukou."
"Now the thieves are far away from the valley, and if you want to camp on the hill west of the valley, now is the best opportunity."
The mouth of Heishuiyu is in the northeast, and there is a hill on the west side of the pass, and this hill is on the north side of Heishuiyu.
The terrain is much slower than other mountains, but only relatively.
In addition to a few trails at the exit of Heishuiyu, people can actually climb over the exit valley from here, cross this mountain beam, and then walk a distance northwest to reach Machaoli.
However, under normal circumstances, no one would bother to climb such a high mountain range without walking through a more convenient and flat pass.
"Order, supervise the whole battalion to move to the hill on the west side of Yukou, camp according to the mountain, set up a horse to defend it, and the artillery team occupies the high ground according to the original plan, and each has a position."
Sun Chuanting raised his head, waved his big hand, and ordered loudly.
"Another camp was set up at Heishui Yukou, led by Li Yuchun, and the Xi'an guards were stationed to lead the Xi'an Guards, and they must guard the main road and not let the thieves escape."
Sun Chuanting's expression was cold, and the killing intent that made people feel like it was flowing in his eyes, and there was no doubt in his tone.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he wants to finish his work in one battle and capture Gao Yingxiang!
However, the troops under his command are not enough now, the guards are unbearable in the field, and the only ones who can rely on them are the 3,000 Governor's Battalion under his command and the battalion under Li Yuchun.
This time, following Gao Yingxiang's attack on Xi'an, there were elite cavalry and elite horsemen in the army, although there were only 30,000 or 40,000 people, but the combat power should not be underestimated.
Sun Chuanting did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, and the current situation is that as long as the situation is stabilized.
He had already sent a message to Hong Chengchou about the situation here.
Hong Chengchou was leading the elite cavalry to gallop all the way south in the starry night at this time, and Zu Kuan also led the troops to Weinan on the thirteenth, and the calculation time was now mostly near Tongguan.
If Zu Kuan's Liao cavalry is fast, they can reach Xi'an in about four or five days, and Xi'an is almost one hundred and fifty miles away from Heishuiyu, and it will be there in the evening.
As soon as Gao Yingxiang died, the world would be shaken, and the remnants of the party would only suffer from scabies, and then only need to mobilize troops to exterminate the remnants of the bandits, and the civil strife would be pacified.
When the time comes, the state can devote all its energies to the frontiers.
And he can also free up his hands to clean up the accumulated shortcomings in Shaanxi Province......
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"Ming General Bingzu Kuantang Daily":
"The second master of Inner Mongolia will be transferred to Qin."
"Yuan Tongzhi, the supervisor and discipline, sent troops from Henan on the first day of the seventh month and entered Tongguan on the ninth day of the first month."
"Thirteenth to Weinan,...... On the 16th, the soldiers were in Lintong, and the old man Menghong rewarded the soldiers, showing the direction, and they were not allowed to cut the rank or plunder wealth in the battle. Those who can break into the king will be rewarded ......"
"Arrived in Xi'an on the 17th, received the withdrawal of troops, and returned to the division in accordance with his duties."
"I don't mean that the police report of Turtle House County is that the thieves are in the Heishuiyu Mountains of this county."
"Killing and plundering are only a hundred and five miles away from the provincial capital."
"Please go to the rescue quickly, and get to work!"